To no one’s surprise, ESPN will continue to be involved in the NFL’s 100th anniversary celebrations this season. On Friday, the network announced they would be airing an NFL Films documentary entitled A Lifetime of Sunday, featuring the league’s four female owners discussing the history of the sport.

The four owners featured are Virginia Halas McCaskey of the Bears, Martha Ford of the Lions, Patricia Rooney of the Steelers, and Norma Hunt of the Chiefs.

The NFL Films documentary A Lifetime of Sundays, which profiles the matriarchs of four American football families, will make its television debut on ESPN and The ABC Television Network. As part of the celebration of the National Football League’s 100th season and to champion the women who have played an integral role in its history, the 90-minute film offers an unprecedented look at the history of the NFL through the eyes of four iconic female owners: Virginia Halas McCaskey (Chicago Bears), Martha Ford (Detroit Lions), Patricia Rooney (Pittsburgh Steelers) and Norma Hunt (Kansas City Chiefs).

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Affectionately known as the “Fab Four of Football,” the four famously private women came together for the first time to discuss the history of the game from their unique perspective. What ties them together is not just their colorful memories and the competitive friendship they have shared, but their incredible love of the game. The illuminating film, which includes intimate first-hand interviews, anecdotes from players, coaches and family members, and rarely seen archival footage, takes viewers inside the personal and professional lives of these extraordinary women who have had front row seats as pro football has grown from humble roots into a celebrated American institution and the country’s most popular sport.

The NFL also released a trailer for the film back in March.

I don’t have much of a take on this – it’s offseason content that should be relevant to ESPN’s audience. The doc only being available on ESPN+ three weeks after it initially premieres is an interesting note, and might be the new standard for original, non-30 for 30 content airing on ESPN networks, but who knows.

A Lifetime of Sundays will premiere at 1 PM ET on Sunday, August 25th on ESPN, and will re-air on Sunday, September 1st on ABC at 3:30 PM ET and 2:30 PM PT. It will be available on ESPN+ on September 15th.

[ESPN]

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